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Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition 2022

Apr 8–9, 2022 · Stem, NC · 📍 3200 Bliss Trail · State championship

Reps: Alan Rothrock, Bill Jones, Doug Reid

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SMOKIN SKULLIES
699.9428 · Master Series — Overall
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WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
695.3484 · Master Series — Overall
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J-3 BBQ
691.9316 · Master Series — Overall

SMOKIN SKULLIES won Grand Champion at the Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition on April 8, 2022 in Stem, NC at 3200 Bliss Trail, scoring 699.9428 in a field of 36 teams. WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.3484. Category winners: Chicken — North Meets South BBQ (177.7144); Pork Ribs — SMOKIN SKULLIES (176.5716); Pork — BAD AZZ MULE BBQ (178.2972); Brisket — UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT (180.0000). The Backyard Series standings were won by Ham Squad with 350.2628. This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2023.

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

  • Master Series — Chicken 177.71
  • Master Series — Pork Ribs 176.57
  • Master Series — Pork 178.30
  • Master Series — Brisket 180 🔥
  • Backyard Series — Chicken 176.56
  • Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 176
20 180

Entries

36
6 judged meats

Top score

699.9428

Winning margin

4.5944
GC over RC

Field average

662.65
478.67699.94
median 670.18 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

2 🔥
UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT (Brisket), SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM (Brisket)

Tightest race

Pork
1.7372 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

679.3256
478.67699.94
10th place overall

Field spread

221.2684
winner to last place

Most consistent

SMOKIN SKULLIES
avg finish 5.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs
won by 1.7256 pts — Ham Squad

How hot was the win?

Top 34%
beats 66% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Moderate
ρ = -0.43 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,556
avg power rating going in · stronger than 43% of contests

Top-rated in the field

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
rated 1894 pre-contest

Storylines (3 found in this contest's numbers)

Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 16 calls decided inside half a point

Master Series — Chicken places 2–3: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ and REDNECK SCIENTIFIC tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 2–3: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ and MUTTLEY CREW BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 3–4: MUTTLEY CREW BBQ and DOCTOR CUE NC tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

  • Master Series — Chicken 2–3 · tie
  • Master Series — Pork Ribs 2–3 · tie
  • Master Series — Pork Ribs 3–4 · tie
  • Master Series — Pork 1–2 · tie

How the title was won

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

SMOKIN SKULLIES took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 12th.

  • Chicken 5th
  • Pork Ribs 1st
  • Pork 12th
  • Brisket 3rd

A perfect score on the table

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.

  • UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT · Brisket
  • SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM · Brisket

Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)

Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)

Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)

Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)

This contest over the years full contest page →

DateWhereVenueTeamsHigh scoreGrand ChampionReserve Champion
Apr 8, 2022 ← this one Stem, NC 3200 Bliss Trail 36 699.9428 Smokin Skullies WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
Apr 7, 2023 Stem, NC 3200 Bliss Trail 28 706.8344 Muttley Crew BBQ ROLLIN' SMOKE

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category1st5th10th
Master Series — Chicken177.7144175.4056171.9772
Master Series — Pork Ribs176.5716174.2860171.9772
Master Series — Pork178.2972176.5600171.9772
Master Series — Brisket180174.2628170.2744
Backyard Series — Chicken176.5600173.1200167.3828
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs176171.4284166.2516

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

36 entries · top 699.9428 · median 670.1770

#TeamScore
1 SMOKIN SKULLIES 699.9428
2 WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ 695.3484
3 J-3 BBQ 691.9316
4 BAD AZZ MULE BBQ 691.3484
5 MUTTLEY CREW BBQ 690.1828
6 UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT 687.9200
7 TOO ASHAMED TO NAME 684.4916
8 CHUNKY BBQ 682.7656
9 REDNECK SCIENTIFIC 682.1944
10 ROLLIN' SMOKE 679.3256
11 MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ 678.7656
12 DOCTOR CUE NC 678.7200
13 North Meets South BBQ 677.0172
14 SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM 675.3256
15 SmoKing Aces BBQ - NC 674.7888
16 JL Smokers 674.1252
17 Blue Ribbon BBQ NC 673.6460
18 HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC 672.4916
19 BUD WISER'S BBQ 667.8624
20 Monsters of the Ribway 667.3488
21 OFF THE RACK BBQ 663.2568
22 POKE N SMOKE 662.7312
23 FatHeads BBQ 659.8744
24 Vicious Pig BBQ 659.8516
25 BIG DOG BBQ VA 659.8396
26 Neat BBQ 658.1140
27 DIG ON SWINE 655.9084
28 Revel Road BBQ 654.1372
29 BICOASTAL BBQ 651.2912
30 BANGIN' BBQ 648.4000
31 KenzielouQ 647.7940
32 Feelin' Swine BBQ 642.0800
33 Brann Boys Q 635.7484
34 KARATE PIGS BBQ 631.2340
35 BigFoot BBQ 621.0408
36 Grill Team 6 478.6744

Chicken

36 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.2398

#TeamScore
1 North Meets South BBQ 177.7144
2 WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ 177.7028
3 REDNECK SCIENTIFIC 177.7028
4 Vicious Pig BBQ 176.5716
5 SMOKIN SKULLIES 175.4056
6 TOO ASHAMED TO NAME 174.8572
7 JL Smokers 174.8456
8 HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC 174.2628
9 ROLLIN' SMOKE 173.1084
10 MUTTLEY CREW BBQ 171.9772
11 J-3 BBQ 171.9772
12 BAD AZZ MULE BBQ 171.4056
13 DOCTOR CUE NC 170.8228
14 DIG ON SWINE 170.8228
15 CHUNKY BBQ 169.6800
16 UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT 167.3828
17 MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ 167.3712
18 FatHeads BBQ 166.2628
19 BUD WISER'S BBQ 166.2168
20 Neat BBQ 165.7144
21 Monsters of the Ribway 165.6800
22 BICOASTAL BBQ 165.1084
23 SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM 164
24 Blue Ribbon BBQ NC 163.9656
25 KARATE PIGS BBQ 163.9428
26 Revel Road BBQ 163.9428
27 BIG DOG BBQ VA 163.9312
28 SmoKing Aces BBQ - NC 162.8228
29 BANGIN' BBQ 162.2400
30 POKE N SMOKE 161.6684
31 KenzielouQ 159.9428
32 OFF THE RACK BBQ 157.0512
33 BigFoot BBQ 154.8344
34 Feelin' Swine BBQ 152.4800
35 Grill Team 6 150.2056
36 Brann Boys Q 146.7544

Pork Ribs

36 entries · top 176.5716 · median 167.6800

#TeamScore
1 SMOKIN SKULLIES 176.5716
2 WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ 175.4172
3 MUTTLEY CREW BBQ 175.4172
4 DOCTOR CUE NC 175.4172
5 SmoKing Aces BBQ - NC 174.2860
6 UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT 174.2744
7 HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC 173.1544
8 CHUNKY BBQ 173.1200
9 North Meets South BBQ 172.5600
10 REDNECK SCIENTIFIC 171.9772
11 Blue Ribbon BBQ NC 170.8572
12 OFF THE RACK BBQ 170.8572
13 Brann Boys Q 170.8228
14 MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ 169.7144
15 FatHeads BBQ 169.7144
16 POKE N SMOKE 169.7028
17 J-3 BBQ 169.1316
18 BIG DOG BBQ VA 167.9772
19 BAD AZZ MULE BBQ 167.3828
20 KenzielouQ 166.2400
21 JL Smokers 166.2400
22 DIG ON SWINE 165.7028
23 BUD WISER'S BBQ 165.6800
24 Neat BBQ 165.0856
25 Vicious Pig BBQ 165.0856
26 KARATE PIGS BBQ 164.5600
27 BANGIN' BBQ 163.9772
28 BICOASTAL BBQ 163.3828
29 Revel Road BBQ 162.2516
30 TOO ASHAMED TO NAME 162.2516
31 Monsters of the Ribway 161.6916
32 SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM 161.6572
33 ROLLIN' SMOKE 161.0856
34 Grill Team 6 159.3832
35 Feelin' Swine BBQ 158.2400
36 BigFoot BBQ 154.2400

Pork

36 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.9542

#TeamScore
1 BAD AZZ MULE BBQ 178.2972
2 ROLLIN' SMOKE 178.2972
3 Monsters of the Ribway 176.5716
4 WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ 176.5600
5 J-3 BBQ 176.5600
6 CHUNKY BBQ 176
7 SmoKing Aces BBQ - NC 174.2628
8 DOCTOR CUE NC 173.1084
9 Blue Ribbon BBQ NC 171.9772
10 TOO ASHAMED TO NAME 171.9772
11 Feelin' Swine BBQ 170.2744
12 SMOKIN SKULLIES 170.2628
13 MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ 169.6800
14 MUTTLEY CREW BBQ 169.6800
15 SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM 169.6684
16 REDNECK SCIENTIFIC 169.1316
17 BigFoot BBQ 168.5716
18 BIG DOG BBQ VA 168.5256
19 OFF THE RACK BBQ 167.3828
20 North Meets South BBQ 167.3828
21 Revel Road BBQ 167.3828
22 JL Smokers 166.8112
23 POKE N SMOKE 166.2628
24 UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT 166.2628
25 BANGIN' BBQ 165.0856
26 BUD WISER'S BBQ 164.5484
27 HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC 164.5256
28 DIG ON SWINE 163.4056
29 Neat BBQ 161.6456
30 Vicious Pig BBQ 161.0972
31 FatHeads BBQ 159.9428
32 Brann Boys Q 159.9428
33 KenzielouQ 155.9312
34 BICOASTAL BBQ 152.5256
35 KARATE PIGS BBQ 151.9428
36 Grill Team 6 149.0856

Brisket

36 entries · top 180 · median 164.5314 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT 180 🔥
2 SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM 180 🔥
3 SMOKIN SKULLIES 177.7028
4 TOO ASHAMED TO NAME 175.4056
5 BAD AZZ MULE BBQ 174.2628
6 J-3 BBQ 174.2628
7 MUTTLEY CREW BBQ 173.1084
8 MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ 172
9 BUD WISER'S BBQ 171.4172
10 BICOASTAL BBQ 170.2744
11 OFF THE RACK BBQ 167.9656
12 Blue Ribbon BBQ NC 166.8460
13 ROLLIN' SMOKE 166.8344
14 JL Smokers 166.2284
15 KenzielouQ 165.6800
16 Neat BBQ 165.6684
17 WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ 165.6684
18 POKE N SMOKE 165.0972
19 CHUNKY BBQ 163.9656
20 FatHeads BBQ 163.9544
21 SmoKing Aces BBQ - NC 163.4172
22 Monsters of the Ribway 163.4056
23 REDNECK SCIENTIFIC 163.3828
24 Feelin' Swine BBQ 161.0856
25 Revel Road BBQ 160.5600
26 HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC 160.5488
27 BIG DOG BBQ VA 159.4056
28 DOCTOR CUE NC 159.3716
29 North Meets South BBQ 159.3600
30 Brann Boys Q 158.2284
31 Vicious Pig BBQ 157.0972
32 BANGIN' BBQ 157.0972
33 DIG ON SWINE 155.9772
34 KARATE PIGS BBQ 150.7884
35 BigFoot BBQ 143.3948
36 Grill Team 6 20

Backyard Series

Overall

23 entries · top 350.2628 · median 331.9084

#TeamScore
1 Ham Squad 350.2628
2 Slow Burn BBQ 342.2400
3 Swine 'N' Roses BBQ 341.0972
4 Mr. T�s Cooking Team 339.9544
5 Holy Smokers 339.3716
6 Dogpatch Q 339.3600
7 Fixin 2 BBQ 338.8000
8 Triple B Cookin Team 335.9540
9 Conviction BBQ Team 334.2284
10 LOVE-N-SMOKE 334.2172
11 Sticks and Coals BBQ 331.9544
12 MRC_Barbecue 331.9084
13 3 Brothers BBQ 331.3256
14 Toes In The Sand BBQ 329.7256
15 Smokin' Santa's Cue Crew 329.6916
16 KB's Outdoor Kitchen 326.8004
17 Swine Shiner's 322.7656
18 Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ 322.7540
19 Red and Joe's Smoke Shack 321.6000
20 4 Bums BBQ 320.5028
21 BLACKOUT BBQ 303.9204
22 Layton's backyard bbq 176.5600
23 Smokehouse BBQ 147.3716

Chicken

22 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.9770

#TeamScore
1 Layton's backyard bbq 176.5600
2 Mr. T�s Cooking Team 174.8572
3 Ham Squad 174.2628
4 KB's Outdoor Kitchen 173.1544
5 Holy Smokers 173.1200
6 Slow Burn BBQ 172.5600
7 Swine 'N' Roses BBQ 171.4172
8 Conviction BBQ Team 169.6800
9 Sticks and Coals BBQ 169.6800
10 Dogpatch Q 167.3828
11 LOVE-N-SMOKE 166.8112
12 Smokin' Santa's Cue Crew 165.1428
13 3 Brothers BBQ 165.0856
14 Fixin 2 BBQ 164.5256
15 Triple B Cookin Team 164.5256
16 Red and Joe's Smoke Shack 163.3828
17 4 Bums BBQ 159.9428
18 Toes In The Sand BBQ 158.8800
19 MRC_Barbecue 158.7884
20 Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ 157.6568
21 Swine Shiner's 156.5372
22 BLACKOUT BBQ 143.9544

Pork Ribs

22 entries · top 176 · median 166.2342

#TeamScore
1 Ham Squad 176
2 Fixin 2 BBQ 174.2744
3 MRC_Barbecue 173.1200
4 Dogpatch Q 171.9772
5 Triple B Cookin Team 171.4284
6 Toes In The Sand BBQ 170.8456
7 Slow Burn BBQ 169.6800
8 Swine 'N' Roses BBQ 169.6800
9 LOVE-N-SMOKE 167.4060
10 Holy Smokers 166.2516
11 3 Brothers BBQ 166.2400
12 Swine Shiner's 166.2284
13 Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ 165.0972
14 Mr. T�s Cooking Team 165.0972
15 Smokin' Santa's Cue Crew 164.5488
16 Conviction BBQ Team 164.5484
17 Sticks and Coals BBQ 162.2744
18 4 Bums BBQ 160.5600
19 BLACKOUT BBQ 159.9660
20 Red and Joe's Smoke Shack 158.2172
21 KB's Outdoor Kitchen 153.6460
22 Smokehouse BBQ 147.3716

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